Italian appliance brand SMEG is rolling out its line of retro Victoria ranges and ventilation hoods in the United States.

The 36" freestanding models come in three colors, include molded chrome shelves and boast a variety of professional chef-inspired cooking features.

The Victoria is equipped with an ultra-rapid 18,000 BTU brass burner for maximum heat distribution, as well as eight pro-cooking functions that include a double European/true convection setting and an advanced rotisserie feature.

Italian appliance brand SMEG is rolling out its line of retro Victoria ranges and ventilation hoods in the United States.

The 36" freestanding models come in three colors, include molded chrome shelves and boast a variety of professional chef-inspired cooking features.

The Victoria is equipped with an ultra-rapid 18,000 BTU brass burner for maximum heat distribution, as well as eight pro-cooking functions that include a double European/true convection setting and an advanced rotisserie feature.

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) presented 2012 chair Cally Coleman Fromme, president and CEO of Zarsky Lumber Company in Victoria, Texas, with the 2013 Grassroots Dealer of the Year award during the ProDealer Industry Summit in Nashville, Tenn.

Savannah, Ga. -- The 2012 ProDealer Industry Summit begins today in Savannah, Ga., with a slate of committee meetings of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) and the annual NLBMDA Installation dinner.

Chuck Bankston of Bankston Lumber of Barnesville, Ga., will take over the gavel as NLBMDA chair from Cally Fromme, of Victoria, Texas-based Zarsky Lumber.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its opposition to the proposed acquisition of G. Gay & Co, a three-unit chain of hardware stores in Ballarat, Victoria, by the Woolworths/Lowe’s retail joint venture.

Parr Lumber recently replaced a truck stolen from a Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East job site.

On Sept. 29, Habitat construction staff and volunteers found that the truck, power tools and construction materials had been taken from the Victoria Cottages job site – which will be home to eight local, hardworking families -- near SE 204th and SE Stark in Gresham, Ore.

Contech Enterprises, a pet products supplier based in Victoria, B.C., Canada, has announced the acquisition of G&B Marketing of Vista, Calif. Terms of the deal, brokered by the Lawn and Garden Performance Group, were not disclosed.

Contech Enterprises, a pet products supplier based in Victoria, B.C., Canada, has announced the acquisition of G&B Marketing of Vista, Calif. Terms of the deal, brokered by the Lawn and Garden Performance Group, were not disclosed.

A list of the Top 10 “Happiest Holiday Retailers” for employees has included Home Depot and Lowe’s, the industry’s two largest home-improvement chains. CareerBliss.com, a Web site where workers review and comment on their employers, listed Costco in the #1 spot, with Lowe’s and Home Depot coming in 5th and 6th place, respectively.